Author Archives: jhilley

Shoveled snow this morning. Loaded the Equinox and then moved all the food into the motorhome. Finished loading about 3:40 PM. Checked the sump pump. I pulled the plug on it. Terry is going to check the level in the morning Moved the Equinox out of the garage and the Cherokee into the garage. Larry […]

Took advantage of time change for an extra hour of sleep. Got David dressed & in his chair and down to lobby for breakfast. David had an omelette and a waffle. We sat around talking Just before 11:00 AM checkout time we gathered for a picture. Jeanne’s friend Susan took the picture We said our […]

Overcast cold day in Hastings. Looked out the window and saw what I thought was a white cat, but it was a white squirrel. The wedding wasn’t until 3:30 PM so there was time to eat and get ready. Alessandra and Erik came to our room and visited with David We all left for the […]

We got a good night’s rest and we’re up fairly early. Cathy got breakfast and got David dressed. I got him in his chair. At 10:30 AM I headed to River Falls, WI to see my oldest friend Gary. We met in the second grade and went through Boy Scouts together, with a lot of […]

David, Cathy and I are heading to Hastings, MN for our grandson Andrew’s wedding.We are taking David’s van. Picked David up at 10:00 AM and drove back to Buxton to load up.First the bed Then the Hoyer lift Then the mattress then the suit cases Then the ramp and laptops We finally left Buxton at […]

Left this morning at 9:00 AM for Alexandria, MN 164 miles away. Left in rain and it continued almost to Alexandria. Got to Lake Carlos Villas about 12:30 PM. Had a great lunch prepared by Mary and Darrell. Soup, salad and sandwiches. Talked mostly about travel to Europe and Darrell’s trip to Honduras. Left at […]

Got up and mowed the lawn in front of the house. Had lunch, then pulled motorhome up to sewer clean out in front yard. Dumped the black and grey water tanks Flushed the black water tank and filled the fresh water tank. Parked the motorhome in the driveway The motorhome is ready for another trip […]

Spent the night at Jay and Becky’s. Joy was worn out after three days with all of her family, humans, dogs and cats. Was warm overnight and 77 F when we left at 11:30 AM. Jay didn’t have to be to work until noon, so were able to spend some time with him. He was […]

Was warm over night. Woke up to a nice sunny day parked at Alison and Jim’s. After breakfast of bacon and eggs and visiting with Tony, Melissa and Bridgett, we headed out to Cold Spring at noon. We went up US-61 to I-494 to I-35 to I-694 to I-94. We stopped at Fuller Lake Rest […]

The reason for going to Hastings was for our grandson Andrew’ fiance Riley’s wedding shower.We slept in late. Cathy showered and went to the shower at 1:00 PM.Andrew picked me up and we went lunch at Philanders Grill and Bar. We each had a tall Spotted Cow and a hamburgerWe then went to St Croix […]